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US sails warships through Taiwan Strait in 1st since Pelosi

The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea, June 18, 2016. The U.S. Navy is sailing the USS Chancellorsville and the USS Antietam warships through the Taiwan Strait Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in the first such transit publicized since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time

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Serbia, Kosovo agree on new border policy, EU says

By Anadolu Agency Serbia and Kosovo on Saturday agreed on a new border policy under an EU-facilitated dialogue process, said the bloc’s foreign policy chief. “We have a deal. Under the EU-facilitated Dialogue, Serbia agreed to abolish entry/exit documents for Kosovo ID holders and Kosovo agreed to not introduce them for Serbian ID holders,” Josep

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US agents in Memphis seize shipped ancient Egyptian artifact

This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an ancient Egyptian artifact. Federal agents in Memphis have seized the potentially 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian artifact. ( U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP) By The Associated Press Federal agents in Memphis have seized a potentially 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian artifact that was shipped in from

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Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Vehicles queue at a petrol station in La Marsa, Tunisia, August 26, 2022. Reuters/Angus McDowall By Reuters Some Tunisian shops are rationing goods including cooking oil, sugar and butter, while big queues have hit petrol stations amid a fuel shortage as the government navigates a looming crisis in public finances. Some grocery shops have restricted

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Ethiopian government says it is targeting TPLF terrorist group

Credit Photographer Pinterest SU-27 of the Ethiopian Air Force A recent news from Ethiopia states that the Ethiopian government has decided to take action to target the areas where the TPLF terrorist group is located. Also, the Ethiopian government has called on the public to stay away from the areas where the TPLF is suspected,

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Turkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools

Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu. (Depo Photos via AP, File) By The Associated Press Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” with a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The 46-year-old singer and songwriter, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu,

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Algeria, France agree to open new page in relations

By Anadolu Agency Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed to open a new page in bilateral relations between their countries based on mutual respect and interests after nearly a year of escalating tensions. Following a meeting at El Mouradia Palace, Tebboune held a joint press conference with Macron, who came

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Egypt plans to send troops in Somalia

The Egyptian government wants to send troops to Somalia to be part of the African Union’s ATMIS mission, according to sources. This issue was brought up during the talks in Cairo between the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdelfatah al-Sisi, at the end of July. “During the talks, Sisi repeated

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Germany signs deal to give ownership of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Director General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria (NCMM) Abba Isa Tijani looks at a Benin art object in the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, June 29, 2022. Reuters/Louisa Off/File Photo By Reuters Germany signed an agreement on Thursday to transfer ownership to Nigeria of the Benin Bronzes, among Africa’s most culturally significant artefacts

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3 Finnish journalists on trial for revealing defense secrets

Editor-in-chief of Helsingin Sanomat Kaius Niemi, centre, speaks with his lawyer Kai Kotiranta, prior to a hearing of the Helsingin Sanomat Finnish Intelligence Research Center court case, in Helsinki, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Three journalists are on trial in Finland on charges of revealing national defense secrets for allegedly publishing classified documents. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via

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